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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the singing birds want to come out of the ground in "Our Singing Strength"?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Grass.
(c) Trees.
(d) Worms.

2. What is the amount of the down payment on the land in "A Serious Step Taken Lightly"?
(a) One dollar.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

3. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight" what is breath's partner?
(a) Faith.
(b) Truth.
(c) Nature.
(d) Life.

4. On what type of map does the family find a place In "A Serious Step Lightly Taken"?
(a) Topographical.
(b) Vague.
(c) Detailed.
(d) Digital.

5. What does a census count?
(a) Cars.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Animals.
(d) People.

6. How many stanzas are there in "Design"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

7. In the poem "In a Disused Graveyard," why does Frost believe that the stones would believe him if he said men have stopped dying?
(a) They have a limited vantage point.
(b) They are dense as rocks.
(c) They don't comprehend death.
(d) They don't care about man.

8. During what season does the bird sing in "The Oven Bird"?
(a) Mid-fall.
(b) Mid-winter.
(c) Mid-summer.
(d) Mid-spring.

9. Frost's poems are said to have "catholic appeal." Which phrase is synonymous with "catholic appeal"?
(a) Individual appeal.
(b) Timeless appeal.
(c) Universal appeal.
(d) Natural appeal.

10. What makes the man move from the woods in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
(a) Sounds.
(b) The snow.
(c) Fear.
(d) Responsibilities.

11. What does the man do in "A Minor Bird" to try and silence the bird?
(a) Cutting down the treest.
(b) Shoot the bird.
(c) Blowing hot air at the bird.
(d) Clap his hands.

12. In "A Winter Eden," where does Frost see the bright red berries and beasts lounging?
(a) A lemon tree.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) An orange tree.
(d) A pear tree.

13. What feeling does the ant in "Departmental" display when he comes across a dead member of his hive?
(a) Unconcern.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Love.
(d) Remorse.

14. According to Frost, what covers the well's opening In "For Once, Then, Something"?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Fern.
(c) Moss.
(d) Ivy.

15. According to "Sand Dunes," what will an ocean do if she cannot drown a man?
(a) Sting him with sandstorms.
(b) Bury him in sand.
(c) Make him a sand dune.
(d) Have him walk over sand dunes to see her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The friends in "A Boundless Moment" think that the pale thing they saw in the distance is a flower until they remember that it is the month of ________________.

2. What rhyming pattern is used in "Sand Dunes"?

3. What color is the flower in "Design"?

4. What color was the object beyond Frost's reflection in the well in "For Once, Then, Something"?

5. Why does the cow jump over the walls in "A Cow in Apple Time"?

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